Metallic railway-tie.



No. 847,154. I PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

- J. BERGER.

METALLIURAILWAY TIE. Arrpmu ou ILE M Y 29, 199p.

Fave/z for 1/56 927% .Bqycv mun Virus. IIIL um. vmmwn. n. c.

UNITED STAEES PATENT. OFFICE.

JOSEPH BERGER, or some countries, OHIO, Assroxoa T CHARLES MARTIN HENLEY, or optim ses, OHIO.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

To all 107mm- I'f may concern.-

' Be it known that'I, JosEPu BERGER, a citi zen of the Lnited States, residing at" South Columbus. in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented new and-useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railwaycausing damage to the'-tie; furthermore, to so set up the-tie that it will be sufficiently elastic to constitute a cushion for th'e trackrail sect-ions,- but'a-t the same time possess sutlicient strength so as to properly support.

the track-rail sections.

The invention further aims to provide the top of the tie with integral c-lampingmeans for the track-rail sections, said means when moved to a position to clamp the base of that track-rails fixedlv securing the track-rails in position, but at the same time permitting of thel expansion and contraction of the trackra1 s.

after set forth, with depending means to preventthe tie shifting laterally of the trackbed or in the direction of the length of the track-lied, said means also permitting of the I he being secured to bridge or truss irons 1 when occasion so requires.

The lnvention further aims to provide a metallicrallway-tie m a manner as hereinafter set forth, which shall be simple in its construction, strong, durable, efficient in its use, suihciently elastic-to constitute a. cushion, readily set up, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

'ith the foregoing and" other objects inview the invention consists'of the novel construct1on, combmat1on, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described,

and illustrated in the accompanying draw-- ings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment .of the invent-ion; but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and modifications can be resorted to which comewithin' the sec e of the claims hereunto appended.

In tie drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, Figure 1 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29,1906. Serial No. 319,337.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Ltliat at the apex of the bodv portion the. side. walls 1 "2 turn in opposite directions, forming the horizontal supporting members 4 5 for 'thef t'rack-rail sections-6 7. The side walls 1 "2 attheir tops are not connefiid together; but when pressure is applied to the tie the "upper end 'of the side walls 1 2 abut against ea'clpot'hen By providing thehody portion in such manner the tie is sutliciently elastic i so as jto'form 'a'cushion when occasion requires. t Near each end of the members 4 5 a pair of f slits 8 9 is provided, the slit 8 terminating in -The mve n t1on further aims to provide a a metallic railway-tie in a manner as herein- 1 the slit 9. These slits 8 Q-form clampingtongues 10 ll, the latter being (if-greater length'tha'n'the former,"or, in other words. i the tongue 1.1, ,is adapted to" overlap the E' tonguelO. l'he two pairs of slits 8 9 of the member {are parallel, respectively, with the two pairs of slits 8 9 of the member 5; but the slits 8 of the inemb'er 4 are arranged opposite the slits 9 of the member 5. By such an arg rangement the elongated clamping-tongues 11 of the member 4 are oppositely disposed with respect, to the elongated tongues 11 of the .memher 5. Consequently when the alternately disposed upon the base of the members 4 5 are provided with the openings 1 The means to prevent lateral displacement of the'tie or the shifting of the tie in the diand a bottom T-he plate-is further'bent so:

track-rail section is secured to the tie the elongated tongues at each end of the tie are I 12, through which said devices may extend.

track-rail sections. This manner of arrang- IOO holdfast devices, and if su cli'be employed the rection of the track-bed and, furthermore, to allow the tie to be secured to bridge or truss ironswhen. occasion requires consists of a plurality of pairs of depending tongues 13, which re struck from the bottom wall 3 of the b y portion, .and when the tie is set up 5 the tongues 13 -are moved to perpendicular position, as shown in F igj-l. 'l he tongues 13 areadapted to enter the track-bed. so as to tom :1 means to prevent the shifting f the tie. If the tie is used upon bridge ,or truss 1o irons, said tongues 13 can be bent to clamp I "the irons or secured thereto by anysuitable holdfast devices. If desired, the bottom I wall 3 of the body portion and the side waits =1 2 of the body portion may be )rovidcd with T5 openings-1d 15, respectively, t ro ughwhich may extend suitable holdfast not ces tor securing the tie in position to any suitable support. heopenings 15 are in alinement'with the. openings 1 I 20. ,Having thus fully described my invention. 'what I claim as new. and desire to secure by ,Ltters Patent,is

' '1. A- metallic railway-tie having a hollow body: portion, triangularin cioss-Seethm. and

gular portion with track-rail -'st 1pporting..f I members extending outwardly at right a ngles't-o a line drawn perp'eimiculan to the I b pse, the said body portion having the-side Y o walls thereof disconnected from earltfioithcr .y,,. at thetop.

provided adjacent to the apex of said triangular portion with supporting members ex tending outwardlvat right angles to a line drawn perpendicular to the base, each of said supporting members provided near each end thereof with a pair of clamping-tongues, the

two )airs of tongues of one member being para el with the two pairs of tongues of the other inemb er, one of the tongues-oi each pair of tongues being of grea er length" than the other tongue. l

'. 4. A metallic railway-tic having a'hollow body portion. triangular in cross-section and provided adjacent to the apex of saidtriangnla'r portion with supporting members eX- r '60 tending outwardly at right angles to a line drawn perpendicular to thebase, each of said of each pair of tongues,

supporting members provided near each end thereof with a pair of clamping-tongues, the two pairs of tongues of one member being parallel with the two pairs of tongues of the other member, one of the tongues of each pair of tongues being of greater length than the other tongue, the elongated tongues of one member in parallelism with the shorter tongues of the other member. I v

5. A metallic railwhy-tie having a hollow body portion, triangular in cross-section, and provided adjacent to the apex of said triangular portion with track rail-supporting members extending outwardly at right angles 7 5 to a line drawn per )endicular to the base, the bottom of'said body portion provided with a plurality ofbendalile tongues adapted to prevent the shifting of. the tie.

6. A hollow"metallic railway-tie provided with a pair of supporting members, each of said members having two pairs of clampingtongues, one of the tongues of each pair of f tongues being longer than the other tongue 7. ;A hollow metallic railway-tie provided I with a pair-of supporting members, 'eachoi said members baring two' pairs ofhl'ampingtongues, one of the tongnesofeach pair of tongues beinglonge'r than the othertongue go of each p'airof tongues, the elongated tongues 5 of one member in parallelism with the short tongues of the other member.

S. A metallic railway-tie having a hollow body portion triangular in cross-section and f provided adjacent to the apex of said triangula 'r portion with flanged supporting1nem 1 bers extending outwardly at right angles to a 1 line drawn perpend cular. to the base, said members rovided with o ening'svto receive holdfast d dvices and said ody port-ion provided with openings to receive holdfa-st devices.

9.;A metalli-o railway-tie having a hollow bod ortion triangular in cross-section and 5 prov-i ed adjacent to the apex of said triangu or portion with flanged supporting members extending outwardly at right angles to a line drawn perpendicular to the base, said members provided withopcnmgs to receive holdfast devices and said body portion pro- .vided' with openings to receive holdfastdevices, each offsaid member's further provided I with a pluraliq' of clam ing means.-

In testimony whereo I have hereunto set I 5 my hand in. presence of twosubscribing witnesses. r

' Witnesses:

j P. SIEGEL,

F. A. Siren JOSEPH-BERGER: 

